The university security alerts sent a message to all Villanova students explaining that the building is being evacuated. It read: “An evacuation of Mendel Hall is occurring sue to a gas odor…Please stay out the building.”

Since, the university have contacted the fire department.

The evacuation as seen from the library

One student, who watched the evacuation from the library told The Tab: “I heard the alarms go off, then saw the Nova Alert on my phone. A bunch of students in lab coats spilled out of the building but were eventually asked to move.”

Another student, Alex Rigley said: “There was smoke and a gas leak. My class today in Mendel got cancelled and we got assigned a new room for the rest of the semester.”

Mendel Hall evacuated for "smell of gasoline" according to @VillanovaU– this after a fire in Mendel last night!